Press and Public Affairs

Our researchers’ new discoveries and findings generate a great deal of public interest.

With lectures, press releases, guided tours and projects such as the stem cell portal Zellux we help make the research transparent and understandable for the general public.

Here on these web pages journalists will find

• press releases and
• general information about the Institute.

Furthermore, we will be glad to help you with

• interview requests or
• questions about our research work

Please contact us via e-mail or phone.

Keyword: stem cell therapy
Time and again – even in connection with our Institute – there are reports in the media about cures for various diseases resulting from latest findings of stem cell research. However: we are engaged in basic research, not in clinical research. It may take years to develop safe and effective therapies from the insights gained in our laboratories.

You will find a good overview of the current status of medical research and the truths and myths concerning stem cell-based products and treatments on the website of the Stem Cell Network North Rhine Westphalia and in the patient handbook of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). In addition, the ISSCR has created the website www.closerlookatstemcells.org, on which laymen can find clear information on stem cell based treatments and therapies.